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youngling definition

young·ling (-liŋ)

noun

  1. a young person; youth
  2. a young animal or plant
  3. Now Rare a novice

Etymology: ME yongling < OE geongling, dim. akin to Ger jüngling, ON ynglingr: see young & -ling

adjective

young

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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